Katerynopil

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Katerynopil
Катеринопіль
Urban-type settlement

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Katerynopil
Location of Katerynopil in Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°56′06″N 30°58′52″E / 48.93500°N 30.98111°E / 48.93500; 30.98111Coordinates: 48°56′06″N 30°58′52″E / 48.93500°N 30.98111°E / 48.93500; 30.98111
Country  Ukraine
Province  Cherkasy Oblast
District Katerynopil Raion
Magdeburg rights 1568
Town status 1965
Government
  Town Head Serhiy Dymchuk[1]
Elevation[2] 139 m (456 ft)
Population (2007[3])
  Total 6,092
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 20500
Area code +380 4742
Website katerynopil.com.ua

Katerynopil (Ukrainian: Катеринопіль) (until 1795 Kalnyboloto, Ukrainian: Калниболото)[4] is an urban-type settlement located in Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Katerynopil Raion (district), housing the districts local administration. As of 2007, the town's population is 6,092.[3]

Archaeologists have found remains of the ancient Trypillya culture on the territory of Katerynopil.[4] During the Khmelnytsky Uprising in 1648-1654, Kalnyboloto was a sotnia town of the Korsun Cossack host.[5] On March 5, 1923, Katerynopil was given the status of an administrative center of its surrounding district.[4]

People from Katerynopil

References

  1. "Katerynopil, Cherkasy Oblast, Katerynopil Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 January 2012. 
  2. "Katerynopil (Cherkasy Oblast, Katerynopil Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 January 2012. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Cherkas'ka: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetter. Retrieved 12 January 2012. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "History of our village". Informational-reference site of Katerynopil village (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 January 2012. 
  5. "Urban-type settlement of Katerynopil". Cities and villages of Ukraine. Cherkaschyna. 2007 (in Ukrainian). Who-is-Who.ua. Retrieved 12 January 2012. 
  6. "Famous Personas - Born in Katerynopil". Who-is-Who.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 January 2012. 

External links

  • "Katerynopil". Informational-reference site of Katerynopil village (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 January 2012. 
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